Another "Darwin Award" Nominee...

[WildCat]

Didn't know just what category to put this in, I'll just stick it here. The death of the "Snake Man": (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/printedition/chi-0403230119mar23,1,6919191.story?coll=chi-printnews-hed) (free subscription required)
BANGKOK, THAILAND -- A man who set a world record by spending seven days locked up with poisonous snakes has died after a bite from a deadly mamba, a hospital reported Monday.

...He took herbal medicine and a shot of whiskey and continued with the show until he collapsed, the doctor said.

The show must go on, I guess.:p

[RCNelson]

Here's another one:

Pet spider kills its owner (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004092008,00.html)
The Sun:
A MAN who lived in his own “zoo” of lizards and insects was fatally bitten by a pet black widow spider — then eaten by the other creepy-crawlies.

Police broke in to Mark Voegel’s apartment to find spider Bettina along with 200 others, several snakes, a gecko lizard called Helmut and several thousand termites had gorged on his body.

Neighbours alerted police after becoming alarmed by the stink.

And horrified officers were met by a nightmare scene.

A police spokesman said: “It was like a horror movie. His corpse was over the sofa.

“Giant webs draped him, spiders were all over him. They were coming out of his nose and his mouth.

[WildCat]

Originally posted by RCNelson
Here's another one:

Pet spider kills its owner (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004092008,00.html)

I wonder if he also chose the herbal remedy over the anti-venom those wacky doctors use?

[Troll]

The plus side is a form of population control that does not create controversy. Personally I found both stories freaking hilarious